Op-ed

Dana Masalimova As the Suez Canal becomes a new front in the Israel-Hamas conflict and the Red Sea is a “no-go zone” for most vessels, geopolitics is casting a shadow over the international trade landscape. With the shipping industry caught in the crossfire of an escalating geopolitical conflict, …

Ethan Kessler Party splits in the Kuomintang over defense policy are illustrative of Taiwan’s gaping military dilemmas. Taiwanese Presidential candidate Hou You-yi’s defense policy announcementthree weeks ago reiterated his party’s (the Kuomintang or KMT) commitment to protect Taiwan. The message: despite disagreeing with the ruling Democratic Progressive Party …

Shai Feldman It is difficult to see how Netanyahu can survive the approaching day of reckoning for his policies and his career. Editor’s Note: The following article is an open letter addressed to President Joe Biden. Dear President Joe Biden, It is difficult to find the words to …

A strike against Hamas leaders in Beirut threatens to escalate into conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Last Tuesday, an attack on the Hezbollah controlled-Dahieh neighborhood south of Beirut resulted in the killings of top officials from the Islamist Palestinian organization Hamas. As of now, seven people are reported …

Jacob Helibrunn Amid warfare, assassinations, and bombings in the Middle East, two developments could ultimately reshape the region for the better. The first is the discrediting of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The second is the weakening of Iran. Netanyahu has just suffered a major rebuff from Israel’s …

Eng. Saleem Al Batayneh In the symphony of global economies, Jordan recently played a dissonant note, echoing far beyond its borders. The World Bank’s decision to reclassify the country from a middle-high-income nation to a low-middle-income one on July 1 sent shockwaves through economic and social circles. This …

Gavin Bade As he girds for a rematch against Trump, the president’s ambitious trade agenda finally buckled under backlash from his own party. It may never recover. The high-profile reversal in San Francisco was just the most recent setback in Biden’s trade agenda. U.S. officials have also hit …

Kazakhstan is assuming an increasingly important role amid a global energy transition and regional diplomatic shifts. From the landmark Biden-Xi summit in San Francisco to the upcoming COP28UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, November is proving to be a busy month for global diplomacy. Both events highlight some …

The U.S. and North Korea are beginning from such a low baseline that even small, incremental changes away from brinksmanship would be a big step forward. Unfortunately, the status-quo is likely to prevail throughout the year. It’s difficult to look at the Korean Peninsula and conclude that Washington’s …